dogsbody
dogsbody · dogsbodies · dogsbodied · dogsbodying
To act as a dogsbody, to do menial workTo act as a dogsbody, to do menial work
UK/ˈdɒɡz.bɒ.dɪ/US/ˈdɔɡz.bɑ.di/
» Sometimes an intern is just a dogsbody.
Meaning
1 sensesTo act as a dogsbody, to do menial work
Examples
2 sentencesSometimes an intern is just a dogsbody.
Tom is their dogsbody.
Origin
From dog + -s- + body. 1818, British navy slang (dog's body), originally derogatory refereFrom dog + -s- + body. 1818, British navy slang (dog's body), originally derogatory reference to unappetizing pease pudding (compare dog's breakfast), as if it were made of mashed dog meat. In 20th century applied to low-ranked sailors, thence menial servants in wider usage.
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Forms
dogsbodies, dogsbodying, dogsbodied, dogsbodied| Base form | dogsbody · to dogsbody |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dogsbodies |
| Present participle | dogsbodying |
| Past simple | dogsbodied |
| Past participle | dogsbodied |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle